Republican lawmakers are trying to make it harder to amend Florida’s Constitution.

But amid the debate in the Capitol, backers of proposed constitutional amendments for the 2020 ballot continue to raise chunks of money and gather piles of petition signatures.

Newly filed finance reports and updated signature totals offer a glimpse of why GOP leaders might be focused on trying to change the amendment process.

This week, two Florida congressmen have brought back their proposal battling fraud against seniors. 

Visit Florida would stay in business for at least eight more years under a measure the Senate is set to approve next week.

But as lawmakers approach budget talks, the House continues to support closing the embattled tourism-marketing agency this fall.

The Senate on Wednesday positioned a bill (SB 178) for a vote on April 17 that would allow the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation, better known as Visit Florida, to continue operating beyond Oct. 1. Under state law, the agency must be reauthorized or it will go away on that date.

Two Florida Republicans are leading the charge on Capitol Hill to crack down on fentanyl being brought in to the U.S. from China, Mexico and other nations.